#richard cameron defender

[all4horsemen]

okay time to talk about Cameron

the poetrustic scene

first, let's look at the shot composition and consider the context of this scene. Cameron comments, lighthearted, "I love the clarinet!"

only to be met with Charlie's jab, "I hated it!"

when watching the full film, there is a noticeable shift following this scene. before, Cameron is constantly involved in scenes, jokes, meetings, etc. following, he gradually fades out, and in the deleted scene he's even missing from the meeting following Neil's play.

notice, in the composition, all 6 other poets are seated in a circle with one another, while Cameron sits above. I can see three ways to interpret this, which are not entirely exclusive.

one is that Cameron sits himself higher than the others as a way to feel better about himself, that he is important. that he is important enough to sit up higher.

the second is that Cameron sits himself up higher because he believes he is genuinely better than the others in some way. this one feels least likely based on other characterization, but I still have to give it some space.

third is that he has been effectively shelved by the others. he doesn't exactly fit in, and they don't exactly have the space for him. maybe they don't even think to make space for him. this is not a jab at the others, I love all the poets, but it is very easy at 16-17 to exclude the people you find weird or unpleasant without meaning to.

I personally believe it's a combination of 1 & 3.

next, I'd like to examine the following shot.

this is the expression Cameron makes as everyone else laughs along with Charlie. he looks around, and everyone is laughing, seemingly at him. notably, he seems to first look in Neil's direction, but that can't be fully confirmed here.

he feels isolated, alienated. he has tried at every turn to be part of this group, and all his attempts are (at best) laughed at, and (at worse) made fun of by Charlie, his own roommate.

he feels rejected in this scene.

he has been rejected in this scene.

this is when he realizes they don't have space for him, and that showing up so often and joining in isn't worth the trouble. not worth the risk.

thank you for coming to my ted talk <3

[numberonejameswilsonfan]

pitts and meeks would have loved listening to dreams by fleetwood mac together

neil and todd would have loved listening to blackbird by the beatles together

knox and charlie would have loved listening to elevator man by oingo boingo together

and cameron would have loved listening to everywhere by fleetwood mac with his cat <3

[abs-blabs]

Ok friends, since you all agreed that Cameron would be a Hades/Pluto kid, I’m gonna do yet another niche deep dive.

I will reiterate that both Nico and Cam have absolute ride or dies in their respective fandoms. The fans would go to war for these two.

Cam also has that sort of “outsider” thing going on with the other poets. People have pointed out multiple times that Cam is constantly ostracized from the other poets, whether they mean to or not.

He has that loner feel about him just like Nico. Nico does inflict this on himself a lot tho, where as Cam does not.

Lastly, the whole sort of “diamond in the rough” thing with Pluto kids fits Cam perfectly in my opinion. They’re some of the most hated on kids at Camp Jupiter, but they have precious metals and jewels that pop up around them.

I feel VERY strongly about this one, and I will take no criticism, ok. (And if you guys disagree that ok!) ok love you guys mwah !! 🫶

[finneyneilperrykisser]

I'm going to see the play in paris ,i 'll tell you if anderperry kiss chat

[yawping-poets-society]

and what if i said cameron didn't actually believe keating was responsible for neil, he just needed someone to blame. he knew the people who might actually be responsible (mr. perry, the administration, both of whom he directly names) would never be punished for it and he needed someone to direct his grief towards. and what if i said when he was talking to the poets he was trying to convince himself. and what if i said he was just a kid. what then.

[star-crossed-planet]

listen listen. Listen.

Cameron IS EXTREMELY LOYAL, just as much as Charlie is. The difference is WHAT they're loyal to. Both have very strong beliefs and cling onto them, except those beliefs are, half of them completely opposite, and the other half exactly the same.

Bc Charlie lives by the idea that the authority is wrong, the system is oppressive, what truly matters is the people he cares about and he would do whatever he needs to help his friends (or at least what he thinks will help), even if it means getting affected himself by the law and the rules.

Cameron lives by the idea that elders know best, the rules exist for a reason, what really matters is to do the right thing, even if it means he could end up alone or that not everyone is gonna agree with him; he believes he did the right thing, that he was able to stick to his beliefs despite what others told him.

And none of them is fully wrong or fully right, but that's the way they think.

And they both live by the idea that they're RIGHT, they value loyalty just as much, loyalty towards their individuality and what they consider important, they stick to what they believe and won't let anyone easily tell them they're on the wrong side.

I also think this is directly connected to what keating tries to teach the boys abt free thinking and being their own person. Cameron is being his own person, having his own thoughts, in a friend group where no one thinks like him.

[goodnightbirdy]

guys i’m one minor inconvenience away from writing a 10 page analysis of richard cameron’s character and actions. need to cement my position as THE richard cameron defender.

[rywritess]

lets bring out the misunderstood, morally grey, suck-up, academically focused redheads with a need for validation from authority and hated by the fandom!! >0<

i want to kiss them

[all4horsemen]

please understand that if I EVER see another blog defending my son, you are now my brother in arms

Cameron defenders we must lock in

[numberonejameswilsonfan]

more dead poets tweets! (mostly anderperry)

[deadgaytragedies]

being a cameron stan kinda sucks because what do you mean i have to make my own icons of him cause there's barely any on pinterest 😒

[a-bowl-of-grapes]

DPS FANDOM HELP ME OUT MY FRIEND IS SLANDERING CAMERON 😭😭😭

Cameron defender nation rise up i need all those essays about how he’s an amazing character and why what he did was totally justified 🙏 I cannot convince my friend to see beyond the fact he’s a traitor and that he’s ginger 😔

[giolovesyousm]

peak of comedy when keating was encouraging the boys to rip the introduction by J. eVans pRitChaRd PhD, and said "it's not the bible you're not going to hell for this" and cameron silently replied "I might"

[wordssricochet]

you could NEVER love richard cameron more than me

guys.. if you still hate cameron after reading the book, you can't be fixed😞��️‍🩹

also book cameron > book knox, movie knox > movie cameron

[littleprincefan]

apple white 🤝 richard cameron

being very misunderstood by their fandoms for being teenagers and fucking up / mistreating their friends Because They’re Scared and Because They Were Raised To Follow A Very Unfair System

[charles-simmons-fanfiction]

I have weird feelings about Cameron, because as an outsider, I understand his side and know he was just a boy who was grieving too and didn’t want his and his friend's lives to get even worse.

But if he was a real life person, I would despise him until the day I die.